Display device



E. C. ESSINGER Jan. 19 1926 DISPLAY DEVICE ZSheetS-Sheet 1.

gwumtoz To all whom it ma oo 'no' ern:

" itk'nown that I, EDWIN ESsiNGnn, a ,c'itizen "of the i Unitedj'States',[residing at Chicago, in thefcounty of (look and State off} illustrated in Figure 1-;

Illinois, have invented" certain Qnew, and useful Improvements in Display Devices, of which the following is a; specification,

reference being ,hadto the accompanying "is ooveru ffame"asiherein emplq ed'.

' drawings.

m This in entionnrelatestooertaindinprove ments in 'displayudevices and -itii's'an'objeet} of the'inve'ntion to provide a device of this kind adapted for use in" connection with the I 1 original container of a' -eoI nmodity-, such I "as candy; andwhioh' when-in applied-fpO f 'sitionx I provides; means; for *making an; ef-ii I festive display.ofthecorninodity"withinthe-y 01i s container. without :hinderingz oi' ohstructing'; "'the a'ocess to said ioontainer"when'it is'fde sired to dispense'the' contents thereof: 7 I It is also an object of the invention'to rovidea device of; this generalfloharacter' which, when not in usegina y be;readily.

and" to* facilitate shipment.

*vide a de'vioe of this kindfpiovided with a holder for 'a' prioe; card or the like: adapted; to oveflie -the 'oute ""face o fia wall offthei 7 original container.

I The invention consists. inthe' detailsof construction a d 'n; the' -i'eombin ationand jarrangementof the seyeralpafts of my im-'* proved display, devie whereby certain important advantages are attained and the de-l vice renderedi simpler; less; H 7 otherwise mo. uconirenient, and adVantage. ous for use,,.as{wi11 l beghei einaftenjmore fully set forth,v a a I v,"lhe novel featu es; m yenei wi11 hereinafter be, definitely 'elainied' 1 In: order that my;1nve ntion may he the;

I better understood, 1 will now, proce .to-.' deeompanying drawings,

" in applied, position;

proved device as hereindisolosedfunapplied;

' Figure -3iisa f agmentarjvv-f cletaileol see- Y8 -3:of"Figure 2;" ,7

longitudinal ve'ntieal [sectaken through the structure as cline;

compacted tooccupy a ihinimum" offspace" expensive} and v, ofthe plat scribe ithe same with reference to the," ac- Figure 2: is; a View 1n ,pe'ispeetiye of im Application- 'filled'luly 23, "1925; Serial m. 45, 40.

fibnal View; taken substantially onifltlie line tional View Figure 5: is a ew -lI1 planv of myinijproyed device compacted 01 folded;

" Figurei fi is a vi e vi r in perspeetive of the plate: 1 of desired *diinensions and prefer ablyfr-ectangular and having. hingedly oon-v nected to its; side v marginal fpo 'tio is; the

2 S that w en the plates 2 are n X Lipport1 lief side plates 2 and thel body platefl comprises ase i'es 01:" intermeshing knuckles 3 "extending; slightlyv beyond the adjacent.

edges ofg said pi-ates 1 Y and? 2 and through dire'otion is penmitted tooy'e liea face of the plate; 1 but preyented -f-romj passing The; plates 2 are of a. -length suhstjantially1 "The hinged ctnfie ibng between ea'oh of I inclined ,inarginallp'ortions "of the side plates I tended ng, position the. body? plate 1 will he; disposed oila desired downward -inp 'when moyed iii .the opposite direction he yond a Vertical c ente'ior a. plane substanv tiallyat rightangles tothe' platell equal toutheilengthloithe otigin-al oontainer f C vwithwhich the device is; adapted to be employed and the plate 1 isjof 'alwidth substantially equaltothe widthoof such original container; The, forward Oiilow, endiof each p 6921s of aheightless,tl air that of ant end'fl'ange fi, of the originaloontainer O, whileithelreaiyor enact eaoliffof the plates .2 of a; height". oonsidenablj ,ex

c s bf: eieii os e we; Ifi ee f th tai-ner, C, saidheight, however, being "determ ned y the 31lg1 L IL-Wh 9h lp ifli 1 is disposed-when supportedsby the plates; 2, The-area? end. of thei; platei 1 (is. formed :thereafeross with; a bead; 511x 'ein-fonee said I plate- -13. andjalsoztoprevent-injury :byoontaot with said; rearendp0;1:tion- .ofthe: platelj.

, The forward end portionofthe plate 1 has pivotallyf I connected, therewiththrough the medium of the coacting knuckles 7 and pintle rod 8, a relatively narrow plate 9 extending substantially entirely thereacross, while the opposite or outer marginal portion of such plate 9 has pivotally connected thereto through the medium of the coacting knuckles 10 and pintle rod 11 a flat plate 12. This plate 12 is provided with suitable means, as at 14, to retain a price card or the like. I

lVhen my improved display device is in use,1the'side plates 2 are extended into operative or working position and positioned within the original container immediately adjacent to the side flanges 15 thereof with the narrow plate 9 upwardly disposed and in close contact with the forward end flange 5 of the original container. hen so arranged, the outer marginal portion of this plate 9 extends upwardly above the adjacent end flange 5 of the container C to permit the fiat plate 12 to be readily swung downwardly to a position to overlie the outer face of said end flange so that the price card 16 will be effectively exposed.

After the improved device has been mounted or arranged as just described, a suitable tray T is superimposed upon the plate 1, said tray being packed to display the character of the contents of the container C, such as chocolates or the like. By this means, the purchaser may readily determine the character of the commodity or goods within the container G and ready access may be had within said container for the dispensing of its contents through the open ing provided by the upper raised or extended, portion of the device.

Should the original container and the applied display device and tray be mounted exteriorly of a showcase or other, exposed location, the tray T may have disposed there over a protecting glass cover 17 carried by the frame 18 adapted to be slipped upon the side walls l9-of the tray T. If the assembly is arranged within a showcase or the like, the use of this protecting cover may be dispensed with.

When the device is not in use the side plates 2 may be readily swung to overlie the plate 1 and each other and when so arranged the flat plate 12 is swung inwardly to overlie the adjacent ends of said folded or compacted plates 2 and the plate 1 whereby the adjacent corners of the plates 2 are shielded.

When folded or compacted my improved device constitutes a relatively small package which may be readily mailed or otherwise shipped and which occupies but a minimum of space when stored away for further use.

It is also to be noted that the side plates 2 are relatively thin. This is of advantage when the device is being employedjn connection with containers having candy or the like as its contents as said side plates may be readily inserted or applied within the con tainer without injury to such contents.

From the foregoing description it is thought to 'be obvious that'a display device constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason I do not wish to be understood as 'limitingmyself to the precise arrangement and formation of body plate and upwardly disposed when the device is applied, and a -flat plate pivotally connected with the opposite marginal portion of said last named plate.

2. A display device comprising, in combination, side plates, each having an inclined margin, a body plate, means for pivotally connecting the inclined marginal portions of the side plates to the body plate, said sideplates when moved in one direction overlying the body plate, a plate pivotally connected with the end portion of the body plate adjacent to the low ends of the inclinededges of the side plates, and a flat plate pivotally connected with the last named plate, said side plates when foldedto overlie the body plate partially overlying the third named plate, the flat plate being movable to overlie the adjacent end portions of said folded side plates.

3. A display device comprising, in combination, side plates, a body plate, means for pivotallyconnecting the side plates to opposite marginal portions of the body plate, a'plate pivotally connected with an end portion of the body plate, and an additional plate pivotally connected with the opter marginal portion of the last named p ate.

4. A display device comprising, in combination, side plates, a body plate, means for pivotally connecting the side platesto opposite marginal portions of the body plate, a plate pivotally connected with an end portion of the body .plate,'and an additional plate pivotally connected with the outer marginal portion pf the last named practice except as hereplate, both of said two last named plates being of a length. substantially coextensive to the width of the body plate.

A display device comprising, in, com

bination, side plates, a body plate," means for pivotally'conneeting-the side plates'to outer marginal portion of the last named 7 plate, the means for pivotally connecting the side plates to the body plate preventing each of said side plates when swung in one direction passing beyond a plane substantially'at right angles to the body plate.

1 In testimony signature,

DWIN o. Essmenn.

whereof I hereunto affix 

